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Sarah S.

San Diego

California

When I was in middle school, 30 something years ago, I considered myself stupid. I didn't get good grades and was socially awkward. Needless to say I was an unhappy kid! Then by lucky chance I stumbled into a theatre production at school and my life changed. Finally, I found my home. In theatre I felt happy, confident and even smart. I finally had a group of people I could connect with and the effects of all of that overflowed into the rest of my life. I don't know where I would have been or who I would have been without theatre.

I have never given up theatre and have continued to pay it forward by teaching children's theatre for the past 17 years. I know how every student who steps into my class possibly also considers themselves to be stupid, unworthy, and incapable and I look forward to showing them how much they shine and how amazing they really are. To say the least, for me the arts are invaluable!

The National Endowment for the Arts is an independent federal agency that funds, promotes, and strengthens the creative capacity of our communities by providing all Americans with diverse opportunities for arts participation.

We thank the following donors for their support of the National Endowment for the Arts 50th Anniversary: Ford Foundation, Howard Gilman Foundation,
Laurie M. Tisch Illumination Fund, Henry Luce Foundation, Walton Family Foundation, Emily Hall Tremaine Foundation (EHTF), The Heinz Endowments, and McKnight Foundation